Hollywood kingpin Bruckheimer to launch new game empire

Renowned Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is embarking on his own video game empire by establishing a new production studio, Jerry Bruckheimer Games.

Bruckheimer – who has produced a range of TV shows and movies from CSI to Pirates of the Caribbean – has enlisted the expertise of two key industry figures; Halo 3 producer Jim Veevaert and former Ubisoft executive Jay Cohen.

The Jerry Bruckheimer Games studio will be based in the Californian city of Santa Monica. The outfit is aiming to deliver unique franchises and is prepared to co-develop with other studios. The outfit will partner with MTV Games as publisher.

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